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Blanket

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1820-1860

GUSN

GUSN-3103

Description

Heavy hand-woven wool blanket in bold brick-red and white plaid/check, with curly self-fringe on one end, two selvage sides, other end hemmed; tight weave; scattered holes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blankets (coverings)
fringe
hand weaving
wool (textile)
Blanket
Blanket

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

89 x 78 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1600

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